Quotes from Frank Herbert

Arrakis enseña la actitud del cuchillo... cortar lo que es incompleto y decir: Ahora ya está completo porque acaba aquí» De Frases escogidas de Muad'Dib, por la Princesa Irulan.

Çünkü art?k piyanolar?n olmay???na üzülüyorum bazen. Kusurluluktan kusursuzluk üretmek sanat?n en yüce formudur sonuçta.

The present is distraction; the future a dream; only memory can unlock the meaning of life.

Anything and anyone can fail," he said, "but brave good friends help.

Ja! Y pensaba que ibas a decirme algo nuevo. Eso ya lo sabemos: «El poder corrompe. El poder absoluto corrompe absolutamente.» —Falso, Dama. Algo más sutil pero mucho más penetrante: El poder atrae a lo corruptible.

Este surprinz?tor cît de mulÅ£i oameni nu cred c? pot s? înveÅ£e ÅŸi mai ales cît de mulÅ£i cred c? este greu s? înveÅ£e.

Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life. The object can be stated this way: Live the best life you can. Life is a game whose rules you learn if you leap into it and play it to the hilt. Otherwise, you are caught off balance, continually surprised by the shifting play. Non-players often whine and complain that luck always passes them by. They refuse to see that they can create some of their own luck.

Moneo has discovered it is pointless to live in the past, impossible to live in the future, and difficult to live in the present.

What is this solution?' asked Sparrow. 'The breakdowns are a rejection of birth by men who have unconsciously retreated into the world of prebirth. What child would seek birth if he knew that pain and fear – a constant menace – awaited him on the other

The arifa knew the ways to slay ademon and was always chosen 'because he has the wisdom to be ruthless without being cruel', to know when kindness is in fact the way to greater cruelty.

The thought hung like a sine wave in Leto's mind:

It's the look of terrible awareness, she thought, of someone forced to the knowledge of his own mortality.

Fremenler eskilerin 'spannungsbogen' dediÄŸi bir nitelikte kusursuzlaÅŸm??t?... yani arzulad?klar? bir ÅŸeyi elde etmeye çal??madan önce sabredebiliyorlard?.

Languages build up to reflect specializations in a way of life. Each specialization may be recognized by its words, by its assumptions and sentence structures. Look for stoppages. Specializations represent places where life is being stopped, where the movement is dammed up and frozen.

You will negotiate for me, Mother, with Chani by your side. She has wisdom and sharp eyes. And it is wisely said that no one bargains tougher than a Fremen. She will be looking through the eyes of her love for me and with the thought of her sons to be, what they will need. Listen to her.

The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who do survive.

she must always go the limit. Your abilities will take you farther than you imagine. Don't imagine, then. Extend yourself!

Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout? -Bene Gesserit Council Proceedings: Archives #XOX232

Ä°nsan bilinçalt?n?n derinliklerinde, anlaml? ve mant??a uygun bir evrene duyulan ihtiyaç yatar. Ama gerçek evren, mant???n hep bir ad?m ötesindedir.

You see me, Father? I am a desert creature.

Arrakis has it's own way determining who wears the mantle of authority,' Kynes said.

The spirit of Muad'Dib is more than words, more than the letter of the Law which arises in his name. Muad'Dib must always be that inner outrage against the complacently powerful, against the charlatans and the dogmatic fanatics. It is that inner outrage which must have its say because Muad'Dib taught us one thing above all others: that humans can endure only in a fraternity of social justice.

Love leads to misery. Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species. Remember that woman's mistake, the pain.

A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful